Policy & Legislation Senior Advisor

Purpose of Job

Job Details

Legislative Framework Assessment   

•    Conduct research and identify best practices in the field of Tax treaties, laws and guidelines to identify improvement areas in ZATCA’s current legislative framework
•    Support preparation and implementation of action plans based on feedback from top management regarding improving current Tax legislative framework 
•    Communicate with taxpayers, if needed, via discussion groups to elicit input that will aid in the development of legislative documents 
•    Develop/Update Tax legislative documents ensuring alignment to ZATCA guidelines and standards as well as conducted research input and internal feedback
•    Prepare documents that need Governor approval and ensure all feedback is appropriately integrated prior submission to final approval and sign-off
•    Analyze implications on ZATCA legislative framework resulting from changes in related tax treaties, laws and guidelines and develop list of amendments to be applied 
•    Prepare proposals and recommendations for implementation including issue overview, objectives and analysis results ensuring ZATCA strategic objectives and requirements are addressed
•    Prepare list of necessary or useful research resources and present to Director for approval

Legislative Framework Development and Update  

•    Review and update frameworks, identify internal/external involved parties and ensure that all changes communicated properly 
•    Define list of policies, regulations, and guidelines to be developed or amended based on research and internal and external expert feedback
•    Develop scope of work, methodology, work schedule and team members for the studies of legislative issues and clarify communication imperatives for smooth collection of data, discussions, and validations 
•    Conduct workshops with legal, policy and subject matter experts for input related to the development of legislative documents and intervene for further clarification if needed 
•    Update guidelines and policy documents based on research findings and updated policies and review ZATCA business requirement documents to ensure compliance

Legislative Framework Implementation and Communication  

•    Publish approved legislative documents in official journal and communicate changes to concerned stakeholders through publications and press releases to ensure awareness of all internal and external stakeholders 
•    Ensure that newly updated/developed Tax-related legislative documents are adequately conveyed to relevant stakeholders, and accordingly evaluated
•    Prepare guidelines for the implementation of tax laws including tax rulings and interpretation bulletins and set coordination standards for tax law queries resolution in coordination with related stakeholders
•    Manage the development of periodical reports highlighting impact of new legislative documents, implementation issues, lessons learned and improvement actions
•    Prepare tax technical presentations and training material

Organization and Operations  

•    Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
•    Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
 

Education

•  Bachelor’s degree in Law or equivalent is required
•  Master’s degree in Business Administration, Law, or equivalent is preferred

Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience 

Competencies